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DCP-LETT-1887

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
4 June [1856]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.130)
Summary:

Thanks WDF for specimen of Dorking cock.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1895

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
8 [June 1856]
Source of text:
University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-1-10)
Summary:

The responses to his queries on domestic variations are coming in from all over; believes he will make an interesting collection. At present concerned with rabbits and ducks.

Has told Lyell of his views on species and CL urges CD to publish a preliminary essay. Has begun to work on it, with fear and trembling at its inadequacies.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1901

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
14 June [1856]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 98)
Summary:

Does not intend to work systematically on cats. Their origin is in doubt and they have been crossed too many ways.

It would be valuable to know whether half-bred ducks are fertile inter se or with a third breed. Is investigating this with pigeons.

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Darwin Correspondence Project
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